Early Owners of the Farm

Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site

The builder of the house, as well as its subsequent owners, were well-known and respected individuals, and the farm reflected their status in the St. Louis community. Modifications were made to the original two-story, four-room ...

Earl Purdy

In recognition of

Earl Purdy

The builder, developer and manager of the Dodge Ridge Ski Area from 1950 to 1976.

Marker can be reached from Dodge Ridge Loop Road.

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Maximilian Joseph - Earl of Montgelas

Maximilian Joseph - Graf von Montgelas

[Marker text in German:]

Von 1799 bis 1816 lenkte Maximilian Joseph Graf von Montgelas als Minister die Geschicke Bayerns. Nach den Grundsätzen der Aufklärung formte er durch umwälzende Reformen das moderne Bayerische Staatswesen.

Die Skulptur wurde 2005 ...

James Buchanan       The Early Years

“It is a rugged but romantic spot, and the mountain and mountain stream under the scenery captivating. I have warm attachments for it . . . ”James Buchanan on Stony Batter

The Buchanans enjoyed living on the edge of the ...

An Early Mountain Community

In the early 1900s family farms covered the valley. Self-sufficiency was the rule in those days, but most people made use of the mill, the country store, and the blacksmith shop. The buildings assembled here represent part of a typical ...

Early Toll Road (Berlin, NY)

Elm Street and Green Hollow Road were part of the Eastern Turnpike enacted 1799 to improve existing road from Albany to Mass. line and thence to Boston.

Marker is at the intersection of County Route 38 and U.S. 22, on ...

An Early Home

Andrew Johnson National Historic Park

Andrew Johnson and his family lived in this two-story brick house from some time in the 1830s until 1851. During these years, Johnson’s life changed drastically as he ventured from the tailoring trade into politics. After ...

Early House

Built 1838 by Isaac Cox cobblestones selected for size by passing them thru iron rings.

Marker is on River Road (County Route 84) ½ mile north of S Road (County Route 141), on the right when traveling south.

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Early Stage Stop

Here in 1867, the old tavern, stage stop and post office on historic Buffalo Road became the location of Chili Seminary, a school founded in 1866 by Benjamin Titus Roberts as the first educational institution for the Free Methodist Church ...

Early Vessels

Wisconsin's Maritime Trails

Native American canoes launched America’s maritime legacy about 12,000 years ago, making them among the world’s oldest watercraft.

Ancient dugout canoes are occasionally preserved when environmental conditions are just right. The canoe above was submerged and waterlogged when it ...